Primary English Teachers Association is a great avenue for finding up to date resources for Literacy... http://www.elit.edu.au/ NUMERACY Maths by Email is a free fortnightly email newsletter featuring maths news and activities. Maths by Email contains: the latest news from the world of maths
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From ACER - a paper by Lorna Earl: From accounting to accountability: Harnesing data for school improvement.
http://research.acer.edu.au/research_conference_2005/8/
A 2008 edition of the NSW Institute of Teachers on how teachers use data to inform learning:
http://www.nswteachers.nsw.edu.au/IgnitionSuite/uploads/docs/NSWIT%20Issue%202%2008.pdf
A Canadian paper by Christina van Barneweld on using data to improve student achievement:
http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/literacynumeracy/inspire/research/Using_Data.pdf
From "Educational Leadership" a challenging article called "The new stupid" by Frederick Hess on the misuse of data:
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/dec08/vol66/num04/The-New-Stupid.aspx
Here are some useful links:
From the Literacy and Numeracy Secretariat of Ontario - a great self-directed learning package for teachers.
The US Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development has some useful links and resources:
http://ascd.org/
Have you looked at the Australian Council for Educational Leaders site?
http://www.acel.org.au/
Here is one from Singapore on IT and learning in primary schools: http://innovateonline.info/pdf/vol1_issue3/Online_Learning_in_Singapore_Primary_Schools-_An_Interview_with_Seng_Chee_Tan.pdf
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This site is great and i will certainly alert the staff to investigate some of the games. Jude Ryan
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-hands-on maths activities to try yourself
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